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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much amphetamine by (a) volume and (b) value has been seized in the UK over the last 12 months.

Asked by

John Hayes (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 May 2025

Reference

50054

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland: Drug Seizures

What have been the number of seizures in Northern Ireland for 2004–05 in comparison to those in 2000–01 of (a) cocaine powder and wraps; (b) LSD doses and microdots; and (c) amphetamines powder and wraps; and what were the conviction rates for drug offences in each of those years.

Asked by

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

17 November 2005

The number of seizures and quantity of drugs seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2000–01 and 2004–05 are contained in the table below.

Drug Seizures by PSNI
	1 April 2004 to 13 March 2005			1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001
Drug Seized	Number of seizures	Amount seized	Number of seizures	Amount seized
Cocaine:
Powder	87	21.3 kgs	27	1.7 kgs
Wraps	3	24	0	0
LSD:
Doses	7	1,134	9	117
Microdots	2	7,012	2	201
Amphetamine:
Powder	147	79.1 kgs	51	3.9 kgs
Wraps	3	24	8	16

Data relating to the prosecution and conviction rates in respect of drug offences at all courts are currently available up to the year ending December 2003 and are contained in the table below.Prosecutions and Conviction Rates for Drug Offences at all courts 2000 to 20031

Year	Prosecutions	Convictions	Conviction Rate (%)2
2000	732	649	89
2001	539	470	87
2002	455	41S	91
2003	568	498	88
Source: Northern Ireland Office

Information relating to the number of prosecutions for drug offences in the Crown Courts in 2004–05 is contained below.

Persons proceeded against in respect of drugs offences in the Crown Courts 2004–05
Year	Number of Persons Proceeded Against	Number of Persons Convicted of at least one offence	Conviction Rate3
2004-05	243	224	96.6
1Figures are collated on a principal offence basis, thus, where a person is being dealt with for more than one offence at the same court sitting, only the most serious offence (that attracting the most severe court penalty) is included in the statistics. 2Conviction rate based on number of guilty findings as a proportion of all proceedings resulted in each calendar year. 3Calculation of conviction rate excludes cases withdrawn.

Date

17 November 2005

Reference

2035; 675 c162-3WA

House

House of Lords

Written question

What financial value of (a) heroin; (b) cocaine; (c) crack cocaine; (d) amphetamines; and (e) cannabis has been seized in schools in England and Wales during each of the past five years. [HL 804]. - Inc fact that the most recent information on drug seizures in general is available in...

Asked by

Lord Hanningfield (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

HL 804; 670 c11WA

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total amount of illegal drugs seized by the authorities in Northern Ireland was in each year since 2001; and what the estimated street value was. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 September 2004

For answer on

18 October 2004

Answered on

18 October 2004

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total amount of illegal drugs seized by the authorities in Northern Ireland was in each year since 2001; and what the estimated street value was. [189965] Mr. Pearson: The amounts and estimated street values of illicit drugs seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise are detailed in the following tables. The quantity of drugs seized by the Northern Ireland Prison Service are also outlined however the value of drugs seized within Northern Ireland Prison establishments is not calculated. Customs efforts to protect Northern Ireland from drugs cannot be measured solely on results in Northern Ireland itself. In the years 2001-02 and 2002-03, Customs took out 20,556 kilos of class A drugs and 126,095 of cannabis, targeted on the UK, some of which would have been destined for Northern Ireland. Seizures by Police Service of Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs Seized 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Cocaine Powder (gms) 3,399.9 3,023.87 11,470.91 Wraps 4 12 6 Crack cocaine (gms) 66.5 50 9.2 Ecstasy Tablets 127,368 605,188 222,888 Powder (gms) 232.81 1.1 72.1 Capsules 2 25 20 LSD Doses 122 4 0 Microdots 0 1 6 Opiates Powder (gms) 102.1 346 189.9 Tablets 51 41 3 Ampoules 4 1 20 Mls 366 428.5 163.6 Wraps 69 1 2 Cannabis Resin (kgs) 417.2 709.5 2,204.2 Herbal (kgs) 49 27.7 32.8 Plants 141 202 1,173 Joints 273 169 212 Amphetamine Powder (kgs) 8.8 27.6 17.3 Wraps 26 24 35 Tablets 118 11 58 Street value of drugs seized 6,559,700 11,082,910 15,108,410 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Seizures by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized 2001-02 2002-03 Cocaine Grams 0 1,690 Heroin Grams 0 0 Ecstasy tablets -- 0 6 Cannabis Grams 13,000 20,186 Street value of drugs seized 130,000 337,120 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Seizures by Northern Ireland Prison Service _________________________________________________________________________________________________. March to February 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Cocaine Grams 7.2 0.5 1 Tablets 7 0 0 Heroin Grams 0 0.3 2.8 Wraps 8 0 0 Ecstasy tablets -- 38.5 15 176 Cannabis Grams 432.5 645.98 952 Amphetamine Grams 40.1 10.4 1 Mls 80 0 0 Tablets 41 105 455 Barbiturates Grams 0 1.8 5.2 Tablets 1 20 15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

425 c511-2W; 189965

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the value of each type of illegal drug seized in the Province in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. - Including tables.

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 May 2004

For answer on

7 June 2004

Answered on

7 June 2004

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the value of each type of illegal drug seized in the Province in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. [176853] Mr. Pearson: The street value of illicit drugs seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2003-04 and April 2004 are detailed in tables A and B. The latest published figures of drugs seized in Northern Ireland by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise are for the period 2002-03 and are detailed in Table C. The value of drugs seized within Northern Ireland prison establishments is not calculated. Table A: Street value of drugs seized by PSNI 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized Amount seized Price per unit 1(£) Total value (£) Cocaine Powder (gms) 11,470.91 80/gram 917,672.80 Wraps 6 40/wrap 240.00 Crack cocaine (gms) 9.2 150/gram 1,380.00 Ecstasy Tablets (April-October 2003) 163,316 10/tablet 1,633,160.00 Tablets (November 2003- March 59,572 5/tablet 297,860.00 2004) Powder (gms) 72.14 37.50/gram 2,705.25 Capsules 20 12.50/capsule 250.00 LSD Doses 0 5/dose 0 Microdots 6 4/microdots 24.00 Opiates Powder (gms) 189.89 100/gram 18,989.00 Tablets 3 12/tablet 36.00 Ampoules 20 45/ampoule 900.00 Mls 163.57 45.00/ml 7,360.65 Wraps 2 40/wrap 80.00 Amphetamine Powder (gms) 17,310.77 10/gram 173,107.70 Tablets 58 5/tablet 290.00 Wraps 35 10/wrap 350.00 Cannabis Resin (gms) 2,204,235.82 5/gram 11,021,179.10 Herbal (gms) 32,849.58 10/gram 328,495.80 Plants 1,173 600/plant 703,800.00 Joints 212 2.50/joint 530.00 Oil (gms) 0 50.00/gram 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Price per unit assessed by PSNI with reference to the National Drug Price Guide compiled by the National Criminal Intelligence Service. Table B: Street value of drugs seized by PSNI 1 April 2004 to 30 April 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized Amount seized Price per unit 1 (£) Total value (£) Cocaine Powder (gms) 488.78 80/gram 39,102.40 Wraps 0 40/wrap 0 Crack cocaine (gms) 0 150/gram 0 Ecstasy Tablets 1,381 5/tablet 6,905.00 Powder (gms) 30 37.50/gram 1,125.00 Capsules 0 12.50/capsule 0 LSD Doses 0 5/dose 0 Microdots 0 4/microdot 0 Opiates Powder (gms) 0 100/gram 0 Tablets 0 12/tablet 0 Ampoules 0 45/ampoule 0 Mls 0 45/ml 0 Wraps 0 40/wrap 0 Amphetamine Powder (gms) 2,311.52 10/gram 23,115.20 Tablets 0 5/tablet 0 Wraps 0 10/wrap 0 Cannabis Resin (gms) 3,365.85 5/gram 16,829.25 Herbal (gms) 221 10/gram 2,210.00 Plants 14 600/plant 8,400.00 Joints 11 2.50/joint 27.50 Oil (gms) 0 50/gram 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Price per unit assessed by PSNI with reference to the National Drug Price Guide compiled by the National Criminal Intelligence Service. Table C: Street value of drugs seized by HMCE 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized Amount seized Price per unit 1 (£) Total value (£) Cocaine Grams 1,690 80/gram 135,200 Ecstasy Tablets 6 10/tablet 60 Cannabis Grams 20,186 10/gram 201,860.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Price per unit supplied by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise with reference to the National Drug Price Guide compiled by the National Criminal Intelligence Service.

Date

7 June 2004

Reference

176853; 422 c125-6W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Caroline Flint (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

22 March 2004

Reference

419 c551

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Caroline Flint (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

22 March 2004

Reference

419 c551

House

House of Commons

Home Office

1st supplementary on need to upgrade the drug to Class A because of its increased usage and ease of manufacture, thus following the practice in Australia and New Zealand.

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 2004

Reference

419 c551

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department last recommended that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs consider the reclassification of amphetamines; and what plans he has to do so again.

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 2004

Reference

419 c551; 162521

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) found guilty, (b) cautioned and (c) imprisoned for drugs offences in respect of (i) cannabis, (ii) amphetamines, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) ecstasy, (vi) heroin and (vii) crack in each year since 1981; how many...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

389 c87W; 66667;66661;66666

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the proportion of amphetamines seized in the last 12 months for which figures are available, with a degree of purity of (a) less than 5 per cent., (b) 5 to 10 per cent., (c) 10 to 20 per...

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 March 1999

For answer on

21 April 1999

Answered on

21 April 1999

Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the proportion of amphetamines seized in the last 12 months for which figures are available, with a degree of purity of (a) less than 5 per cent., (b) 5 to 10 per cent., (c) 10 to 20 per cent., (d) 20 to 30 per cent., (e) 30 to 40 per cent., (f) 40 to 50 per cent., (g) 50 to 60 per cent., (h) 60 to 70 per cent. and (i) 70 per cent. and above; and what quantity was seized in each band. [79901] Mr. George Howarth: Figures for the purity of amphetamines submitted for analysis to the Forensic Science Service in 1997, the last year for which data are available, are given in the Table. The figures have been broken down by type of enforcement agency since the amounts sized in each purity band are readily available only for Customs. Further information can be provided only at disproportionate cost. It should be noted that only a small proportion of drugs seized are submitted for forensic analysis. Purity of amphetamines submitted for analysis to the Forensic Science Service by police and Customs, for specific bands, 1997 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Police Customs Percentage purity Number of Percentage of Quantity seized Number of Percentage of Quantity seized seizures FSS total (grams) seizures FSS total (grams) Less than 5 553 36 -- 2 10 4.6 5-9 371 24 -- 2 10 0.6 10-19 254 17 -- 2 10 678 20-29 159 10 -- 3 14 20,517 30-39 85 6 -- 3 14 52,964 40-49 51 3 -- 3 14 165,145 50-59 28 2 -- 1 5 95,500 60-69 34 2 -- 2 10 19,856 70 and over 4 less than 1 -- 3 14 14,708 Total submitted to FSS 1,539 100 -- 21 100 369,373 UK total 19,429 -- 2,260,600 146 -- 935,100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sources: Forensic Science Service; and Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate (UK totals)

Date

21 April 1999

Reference

79901; 329 c581-2W;329 c581W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 March 1998

For answer on

1 April 1998

Answered on

1 April 1998

Date

1 April 1998

Reference

309 c537-8W; 36479

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

If he will list the seizures of drugs by (a) type and (b) quantity in Northern Ireland (i) at ports, (ii) at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and (iii) elsewhere in each of the last five years. - Table given of drug seizures by type...

Asked by

Marjorie Mowlam (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

14 November 1996

Answered on

14 November 1996

Ms Mowlam: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the seizures of drugs by (a) type and (b) quantity in Northern Ireland (i) at ports, (ii) at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and (iii) elsewhere in each of the last five years. [2790] Sir John Wheeler: Details of drug seizures are held as a total, by type of drug, for each year; these figures are set out below. It is not possible to specify where seizures were made. Drugs seized in Northern Ireland 1991-95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Cannabis Resin (kgs) 37.5 15.75 44.5 81.9 160.7 Herbal (kgs) 1.5 -- -- 7.1 0.104 Plants 19 -- 419 66 634 Oil (gms) -- -- -- -- 130 Cocaine (gms) 88 77 19 1,092 322 Wraps -- -- -- -- 7 Opiates (inc. Heroin) (gms) -- 20 363 34 8 Tablets -- -- -- -- -- Twists -- -- -- -- -- Doses 250 57 -- -- -- LSD Trips 800 9,201 8,022 15,392 8,761 Microdots -- -- -- 92 -- Fake -- -- -- 900 -- MDMA (Ecstasy) Tablets 2,711 4,408 2,923 23,853 136,860 Capsules -- -- -- -- -- Powder (gms) -- -- -- 168 -- Amphetamines Powder (gms) 625 5,732 -- 7,700 6,138 Tablets 25 -- -- 242 816 Wraps -- -- -- 2,858 782 Doses -- -- 1,728 -- -- Speedballs -- -- -- 200 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

14 November 1996

Reference

2790; 285 c349-50W;285 c350-1W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What is the evidence of trends in the level of drugs abuse in Northern Ireland during 1993 and 1994; and if he will give details of (a) drugs, by type seized and their street value and (b) the number of convictions by category. - Includes tables.

Asked by

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 1995

Reference

257 c792-3W;257 c789-90W

House

House of Commons

Written question

Table showing how many illicit drug seizures, broken down by drug category, have been made in UK ports in each of last 5 years.

Asked by

Chris Butler (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 January 1990

Reference

166 c205-6W;166 c203-4W

House

House of Commons

Written question

What proportion of amphetamines, cannabis, heroin, cocaine & other illegal drugs seized by Customs & Excise & police in 1986, 1987 & to latest convenient date in 1988 were transported from elsewhere in EC & to give quantities seized in each case & countries from which they had been shipped...

Asked by

Lord Braine of Wheatley (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 November 1988

Reference

140 c540-2W

House

House of Commons

Written question

Table of proportion of seizures of illegally imported drugs, for last year for which info is available (1986) come from EEC countries & rest of world.

Asked by

Tim Rathbone (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 1988

Reference

132 c8W

House

House of Commons

	2023 Q4	2024 Q1	2024 Q2	2024 Q3	Total
Amphetamines (KG)	13.09	13.70	5.90	25.75	58.44
Ketamine (KG)	152.08	311.80	100.33	419.40	983.61
MDMA (Ecstasy) (Dose 000s)	466.80	241.33	284.16	219.45	1,211.73

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